PCT Chose Divinycell HM for Girls on Film

Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) is a leading global supplier and manufacturer of advanced composite components for the architectural design, transportation and boatbuilding markets. When PCT was given the task to design a racer for the FAST40+ race, focus was on light weight with the best mechanical properties. PCT has been working with Diab for over a decade and knew that their foam cores could deliver. To provide Girls on Film with the best mechanical properties at the lightest weight from an IPN structural foam core, Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) chose Diab’s Divinycell HM for the construction of the boat. Commissioned by Peter Morton, Girls on Film had high requirements. The yacht is a Mark 3 version of the proven Carkeek 40 design from 2012 and benefits from numerous small modifications. Girls on Film was the winner of four of the five Fast40+ class events in 2016 and took the overall season title. To be that fast, it has to be light. Wherever it made sense, the boat builders used Divinycell HM80, thermoformed on-site together with epoxy carbon prepreg to minimize weight. The material allows for flexibility of design while bringing the best mechanical properties with the lightest weight from an IPN structural foam core. For identifying growth opportunities for composite materials in the global boating industry, please visit http://www.lucintel.com/composite_in_boating_market_2020.aspx